Small Colleges with the Highest Former-Student Earnings

Campus bachelor's colleges with 500 to 2,500 undergraduates, ranked by median earnings 10 years after entry (College Scorecard). The size band is the gate. The order is earnings, so a health-professions college or an engineering college can outrank a liberal-arts college of the same size. This page lists all 786 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland, California———$143k—7182 mi 2Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California13%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 3California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California3%—$16k$129k94%98722 mi 4Roseman University of Health SciencesHenderson, Nevada———$120k—536234 mi 5Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 6West Coast University-MiamiDoral, Florida——$33k$103k33%9619 mi 7Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 8Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, Oregon———$101k—83651 mi 9SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 10Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan79%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 11Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 12Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, California95%—$21k$95k60%804< 1 mi 13The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, Texas———$93k—5451 mi 14Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts———$93k—1,8022 mi 15Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 16Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia91%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 17Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 18Chamberlain University-FloridaJacksonville, Florida91%—$31k$92k33%82112 mi 19Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova, California80%—$37k$92k—75138 mi 20Chamberlain University-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona91%—$40k$92k50%693175 mi 21Chamberlain University-NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada76%—$27k$92k20%652230 mi 22Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy, Michigan86%—$28k$92k100%62917 mi 23Chamberlain University-LouisianaJefferson, Louisiana100%—$31k$92k—6224 mi 24Chamberlain University-VirginiaVienna, Virginia90%—$33k$92k100%5578 mi 25Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas———$92k—1,482457 mi 26Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut29%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 27United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, New York34%1207$6k$91k82%962< 1 mi 28Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, Maine54%1166$23k$90k58%942< 1 mi 29Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, California———$90k—90947 mi 30Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York77%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 31Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 32Union CollegeSchenectady, New York44%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 33University of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland———$88k—9582 mi 34Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 35Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 36The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, New York21%1410$13k$84k81%8421 mi 37Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 38Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 39The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas———$82k—930126 mi 40Denver College of NursingDenver, Colorado———$82k—757745 mi 41Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 42Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio74%1252$24k$81k75%2,48962 mi 43Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 44Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 45Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania12%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 46DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, Washington64%1297$44k$80k61%99510 mi 47Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 48Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon85%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 49Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana———$78k—8625 mi 50Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 51Pomona CollegeClaremont, California7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 52Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 53Scripps CollegeClaremont, California38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 54Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 55Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingRichmond, Virginia———$77k—59123 mi 56University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska———$77k—938425 mi 57Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota91%1183$26k$77k75%1,395136 mi 58New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, New Mexico44%1207$10k$76k57%995410 mi 59Menlo CollegeAtherton, California68%—$31k$76k54%7524 mi 60Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania28%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 61Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 62Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Pennsylvania86%1260$24k$76k71%1,32016 mi 63Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 64Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania29%1396$32k$75k82%1,35911 mi 65Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, Ohio84%—$10k$75k54%532102 mi 66Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 67Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts83%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 68Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York88%1243$28k$74k65%1,6511 mi 69University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 70University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 71University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut87%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 72University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, Arkansas———$74k—1,571325 mi 73Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania92%1310$31k$74k73%1,49123 mi 74Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 75Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island68%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 76University of RedlandsRedlands, California83%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 77Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, Tennessee82%1050$11k$73k40%770325 mi 78Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 79AdventHealth UniversityOrlando, Florida——$30k$72k39%1,36133 mi 80South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota80%1245$20k$72k53%2,071569 mi 81Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 82Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio31%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 83Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania39%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 84Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 85University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan75%1134$15k$71k67%2,4388 mi 86Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois39%1275$28k$71k75%1,582114 mi 87Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln, Nebraska67%—$27k$71k70%553468 mi 88DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana57%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 89Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania42%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 90Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, Indiana63%1180$24k$70k77%866111 mi 91University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington72%1296$38k$70k68%1,5941 mi 92Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California25%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 93Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 94City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington———$69k—1,137< 1 mi 95Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan56%—$33k$69k61%1,66814 mi 96Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania72%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.